Lumilens
Optical Systems Engineer Lead
San Jose. Posted 5 months ago
The role
You will lead and mentor a team in the design of optical transceiver products. You will oversee the design, modeling, and optimization of high-speed optical links for data center and AI applications.
What you will do
- Lead and mentor a team in the design of optical transceiver products from concept through implementation.
- Define system-level specifications and oversee the development of end-to-end optical system models.
- Guide and review signal integrity analysis and the implementation of digital equalization techniques.
- Set and drive the definition of verification testing requirements for transceivers and components.
- Oversee analysis of the impact of impairments on system performance.
- Support the team in conducting numerical and analytical simulations.
- Ensure simulation models are correlated with experimental data.
Required qualifications
- Demonstrated leadership experience in transceiver design and high-speed optical communication systems and components.
- Familiarity with direct-detection and coherent optical communication architectures.
- Expertise in modeling optoelectronic components using tools such as VPIphotonics, MATLAB, or Python.
- Familiarity with advanced DSP techniques, such as linear and decision-feedback equalization (FFE/DFE).
- Knowledge of modeling on common impairments in high-speed optical links.
- Hands-on experience with high-speed optical component measurements using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and other relevant equipment.
- Strong communication and team leadership skills.
- Willingness to travel (~20% of the time).
- MS or Ph.D. in Engineering, Physics, Optics, or a related technical field
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance
- Professional development and certification opportunities
- Access to cutting-edge optical/photonics test environments and tools
About the company
Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. The company is a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.